Sure-And-Sure-To | Commonly Confused Words

Sure and

/ʃʊr ənd/

Used to emphasize certainty or agreement with a statement.

Are you sure and confident about your decision?I'm sure and grateful for the support I've received.Are they sure and ready to start the project?

/ʃʊr tuː/

Certain or guaranteed to happen or be true

Sure to bring forth lively debates among us.The play is sure to capture everyone's emotions.A meal here is sure to please any foodie community.

Sure and often appears as a colloquial expression, more common in Irish English.
Sure to indicates a strong likelihood or certainty about a future event or action.
Remember Sure and might not directly affect the verb tense following it, while Sure to suggests something is definite and will happen.